Best High Schools in Michigan

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the SAT and M-Step test scores by the Michigan Department of Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, August 28, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 743)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
261860005545	531	Houghton Lake JrSr High School	Public	7-12	4433 W Houghton Lake Dr	Houghton Lake	48629	Roscommon County	Houghton Lake Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 366-2035	511	30	16.9	71.4%	483 (94.5%)	6 (1.2%)	12 (2.3%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	$13,294			$2,458			$10,835	27.2	36.3	464	67
262379006047	532	Michigan Center JrSr High School	Public	7-12	400 S State St	Michigan Center	49254	Jackson County	Michigan Center School District	No	No	No	No	(517) 764-1440	580	30	19.2	47.4%	511 (88.1%)	8 (1.4%)	19 (3.3%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.6%)	$13,698			$967			$12,730	27.1	35.3	472	60
263228006762	533	Lee M Thurston High School	Public	9-12	26255 Schoolcraft	Redford	48239	Wayne County	South Redford School District	No	No	No	No	(313) 242-0600	883	51	17.4	62.3%	95 (10.8%)	708 (80.2%)	26 (2.9%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (5.2%)	$17,496			$1,910			$15,586	26.6	14.8	632	99
260022501195	534	Summit Academy North High School	Public, Charter	9-12	18601 Middlebelt Rd	Romulus	48174	Wayne County	Summit Academy North	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 955-1730	571	28	20.5	61.3%	192 (33.6%)	306 (53.6%)	45 (7.9%)	12 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.5%)	$12,222			$2,698			$9,524	26.6	21.2	579	45
260807004379	535	Carrollton High School	Public	9-12	1235 Mapleridge Rd	Saginaw	48604	Saginaw County	Carrollton Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 753-3433	484	25	19.6	72.7%	187 (38.6%)	148 (30.6%)	128 (26.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.9%)	$15,578			$2,359			$13,219	26.6	15.8	626	91
260990001554	536	Renaissance Alternative High School	Public	9-12	6558 Waldon Rd	Clarkston	48346	Oakland County	Clarkston Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 623-8060	165	18	9.3	53.3%	128 (77.6%)	12 (7.3%)	20 (12.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	$21,067			$862			$20,204	26.5	14.7	634	98
261773005437	537	Harper Creek High School	Public	9-12	12677 Beadle Lake Rd	Battle Creek	49014	Calhoun County	Harper Creek Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 441-8450	904	45	20.2	39.6%	754 (83.4%)	38 (4.2%)	52 (5.8%)	3 (0.3%)	7 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	48 (5.3%)	$13,301			$799			$12,502	26.5	34.2	484	53
260877004422	538	Charlotte Senior High School	Public, Magnet	8-12	378 State St	Charlotte	48813	Eaton County	Charlotte Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(517) 541-5600	698	33	21	35.0%	629 (90.1%)	9 (1.3%)	34 (4.9%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.9%)	$13,067			$1,160			$11,907	26.3	39.9	432	106
261925001313	539	Douglas R Welch High School	Public, Virtual	9-12	250 E Tuttle Rd	Ionia	48846	Ionia County	Ionia Public Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(616) 527-3530	83	2	36	78.3%	64 (77.1%)	1 (1.2%)	14 (16.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.6%)	$9,596			$1,265			$8,331	26.3			(n/a)
263003000905	539	River Valley Academy	Public	9-12	350 N Main St	Rockford	49341	Kent County	Rockford Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 863-6324	51	9	6	43.1%	41 (80.4%)	1 (2.0%)	4 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (9.8%)	$38,299			$371			$37,928	26.3	40.5	424	115

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on M-Step Science, M-Step Social Studies, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing, SAT Mathematics test scores released by the Michigan Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 28, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Michigan Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Michigan Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.